The Center on International Cooperation (CIC) at New York University (NYU) is a research center and think tank that, for over two decades, has been a leader in applied policy, connecting politics, security, justice, development, and humanitarian issues.
Through our programming and work, CIC seeks to inform and strengthen collaborative approaches and/or collaboration among national governments, international organizations, and the wider policy community to build trust, prevent and respond to crises—and advance peace, justice, and inclusion at all levels. Find out the practical and actionable ways we are striving towards this goal through our latest business plan.
This paper focuses on the immediate options for an agreement between the Congolese government and the M23 and the authors outline the five most likely possible outcomes of the Doha mediation process between the DRC government and the AFC/M23.
United Nations peace operations currently face a crisis of confidence. No large mission has been launched in over a decade, existing missions struggle to implement their mandates, and the UN is increasingly marginalized from political processes.
New York University’s Center on International Cooperation (CIC) is honored to be the first-ever partner to work with global analytics and advisory firm Gallup to collaborate on their annual Global Safety Report.
What does the UN80 reform initiative reveal about the limits of United Nations (UN) reform, and how can member states, UN staff, and policymakers avoid ritualized repetition while unlocking actionable reform pathways? This paper proposes 10 recommendations to shift from reactive reform to institutional stewardship and structured intergovernmental engagement
This policy brief provides an overview of the process for the selection of the UN Secretary-General (SG). In short, the process has evolved from a non-transparent closed-door exercise almost exclusively dominated by the Security Council to a more transparent, inclusive process involving more active and engaged participation of the General Assembly.
The Summit will bring together more than 2,000 high-level representatives of governments, civil society leaders, and policy-makers from around the world to exchange experiences, best practices, and progress on open government initiatives and implementation on key issues.
Join NYU’s Center on International Cooperation (CIC) for a keynote conversation with Thant Myint-U—renowned historian, writer, and CIC Non-Resident Fellow—on his new book, Peacemaker.
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